John Hendrickson on Embracing Disability with Stoicism
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🗓️ 8 February 2023
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Ryan speaks with John Hendrickson about his new book Life on Delay: Making Peace with a Stutter, how Stoicism and Ryan’s work influenced him to open up about his stuttering, how stuttering being diagnosed as a neurological disorder changed his perception of himself, how his daily struggles can be found in the lives of many other people who don’t have disabilities, and more.
John Hendrickson is an author and Senior Editor at The Atlantic where he writes stories on a wide array of political issues, including his popular piece on Joe Biden and his stutter. He previously wrote and edited for Rolling Stone, Esquire and the Denver Post. With his first book, Life on Delay, John strives to educate readers about the commonly misunderstood speech disorder known as stuttering or stammering, as well as his experiences as a lifelong stutterer. His work can be found on his website johnhendrickson.org.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast where each weekday we bring you a meditation inspired |
| 0:08.3 | by the ancient Stoics, a short passage of ancient wisdom designed to help you find strength |
| 0:14.3 | and insight here in everyday life. |
| 0:17.4 | And on Wednesdays, we talk to some of our fellow students of ancient philosophy, well-known |
| 0:23.3 | and obscure, fascinating and powerful. |
| 0:26.5 | With them, we discuss the strategies and habits that have helped them become who they are |
| 0:31.4 | and also to find peace and wisdom in their actual lives, but first we've got a quick message |
| 0:37.9 | from one of our sponsors. |
| 0:40.3 | Hey, it's Ryan Holiday. |
| 0:45.8 | Welcome to another episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast. |
| 0:49.8 | It actually wasn't until the middle of this week's interview. |
| 0:53.6 | It struck me how much I talked about in the obstacles the way overcoming impediments, |
| 1:02.1 | but specifically what you would call speech impediments. |
| 1:05.9 | I talk about Thomas Jefferson about how Thomas Jefferson's discomfort speaking allowed |
| 1:11.3 | into audiences. |
| 1:12.6 | He channeled that energy into being a great writer, talk about de-Masthenes and his famous |
| 1:19.1 | stutter, which led him to sort of, he literally goes underground, he shaves his head, he doesn't |
| 1:24.9 | show his face in public for years, as he not only gets over the stutter, but makes himself |
| 1:30.1 | one of the great speakers and orders of not just his time, but all time. |
| 1:36.8 | And that made for a very fruitful conversation with today's guest, John Hendrickson, whose |
| 1:44.1 | work at the Atlantic. |
| 1:45.3 | I've read for many, many years. |
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